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PBA postpones Sunday games due to severe weather

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:633px;display:block" width="633"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1786245209371PBA.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="633"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The logo of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). <em>Photo from PBA&#x27;s Facebook page</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) postponed the Season 50 Governors&#x27; Cup games scheduled for Sunday, August 9 due to severe weather.</p><p>The league made the announcement on its official social media pages on Sunday morning.</p><p>&quot;In light of the severe weather conditions, and with the safety of our fans, players, officials, and staff as our top priority, the PBA has decided to POSTPONE its Sunday August 9 games,&quot; the league said in a statement.</p><p>The affected games are between the Phoenix Super LPG Fuelmasters and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, as well as the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Blackwater Bossing.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-3" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:514px;height:718px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2086257880878223493&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-08-09T00%3A29%3A31.490304%3A61424b5e-b028-41de-b3db-3bc23c7b6f4a%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=00af5cb6a504343bc41e26066cd42e6b265b3ae7&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2086257880878223493"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Both games were scheduled to be played at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.</p><p>Last Friday, the game between the Magnolia Hotshots and the Meralco Bolts staged in the same venue had to be halted before the fourth quarter due to water from roof leaks.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/8/7/pba-magnolia-powers-past-match-delay-meralco-for-back-to-back-wins-2337"><strong>PBA: Magnolia powers past match delay, Meralco for back-to-back wins<br/></strong></a></div><p>The PBA advised fans to stay posted for updates on the postponed games.</p><p>&quot;Please stand by for the updated schedule of games, which will be announced through our official channels,&quot; the league said.</p><p>&quot;The PBA urges everyone to take all the necessary precautions and to stay safe. Thank you,&quot; the statement ended.</p><p>The PBA 50 Governors&#x27; Cup is set to take a break after August 14 and resume on October 7 to give way to the upcoming FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers and the 20th Asian Games.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/8/9/mmda-rain-volume-in-recent-days-too-much-for-metro-s-creeks-waterways-0915"><strong>MMDA: Rain volume in recent days too much for metro&#x27;s creeks, waterways</strong></a></div>

<p>The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) postponed the Season 50 Governors' Cup games scheduled for Sunday, August 9 due to severe weather.</p>

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) postponed the Season 50 Governors' Cup games scheduled for Sunday, August 9 due to severe weather.